By Jamie Wilkins

From GMG Public Relations, Inc.: New York City's Beefsteak Dinners started in the late 1800s and they were traditionally all-male gatherings held in rustic taverns or dingy cellars where, sitting on crates or stools, the men would tell stories, sing, eat steaks, and drink beer or ale with abandon. Etiquette was out the window, there were no utensils used and getting grease on your apron was part of the appeal.

Participants ate tender morsels of beefsteak brought to the tables on platters and sitting atop bread saturated in gravy. According to at least one article, the dinners went unisex sometime in the 1920s. At some point, diners who wanted to save their appetites for the beef, decided to use the bread to build towers which have grown into a Beefsteak Dinner tradition, often resulting in fierce competitions for the biggest and best.

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Source: http://patch.com/